Work Experience Officer

£24,029 per annum (Pro Rata £20,578 Actual Salary for 39 Weeks Per Year)
37 hours per week, Term Time Only

Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference to students’ futures, while enjoying the flexibility of working term time only?

At Bishop Burton College, we are seeking a motivated and people-focused Work Experience Officer to join our team. This is a highly customer-facing role, where you will work closely with students, employers, and staff to support learners in securing meaningful work placements.

You will play a key role in preparing students for the workplace, ensuring they are placed in the most suitable environment to develop their skills, confidence, and career ambitions. Alongside relationship-building with employers and supporting students, the role also involves accurate data entry and record-keeping, making sure all placement information is kept up to date and compliant.

From liaising with academic staff to visiting students in their placements, every day will be varied, purposeful, and focused on helping young people succeed.

We are looking for enthusiastic, organised, and people-focused individuals who enjoy working in a customer-facing environment and want to make a difference to students’ futures. You may already be working in a college, university, or training provider in a student support, careers, or placement role. Equally, you could be in a customer service, administration, recruitment, or HR position where building relationships and accurate data entry are part of your day-to-day.

You might currently be:

• Supporting learners or jobseekers in education, local councils, or training providers

• Working in administration or data-focused roles where attention to detail is key

• Building employer links or matching candidates to opportunities in recruitment or HR

• Coordinating volunteers, placements, or training in the charity or community sector

• Gaining transferable skills in customer-facing roles within retail, hospitality, or service industries

Wherever you are now, if you are highly organised, confident with data entry, and motivated to support students in finding the right placements to succeed, we’d love to hear from you.

For the Vacancy Pack and Person Specification please click here.

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Bishop Burton College promote equality, diversity and inclusion ensuring fair treatment, representation, and opportunities for all individuals, regardless of their background or characteristics. We see this as essential for creating inclusive environments and fostering innovation and creativity.

Benefits

In addition to working in a beautiful rural environment, you will benefit from the following:

• Local Government Pension Scheme This is a defined benefit scheme with generous employer contributions
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free car parking
• A range of on-site catering facilities
• Optional health cash plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted gym membership at the on-site gym
• Dedicated health and wellbeing programme
• Career development opportunities
• Free will writing service
• Generous sick pay and compassionate leave scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
• Free eye tests

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The college does not hold a sponsorship licence so therefore this post is not open to candidates who require sponsorship under the points-based system.

If you have any queries, please contact the HR Team at human.resources@bishopburton.ac.ukor telephone 01964 553167.

Closing date: Monday 13th October 12 noon

Interview date: Monday 20th October

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.  An enhanced DBS check and other safeguarding check will be carried out on the successful candidate.  Bishop Burton College is committed to Equal Opportunities for all.  This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.